Comments on: StumbleUpon broke my blog…well almost. http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/ Like Hanging at the Cash Register of your Favorite Game Store Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Seth http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-926 Seth Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:32:50 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-926 I also stumble some of your posts, so not totally frowned upon. Heh, i should write something like that. Since i am a Psychologist. I think Milgram would have something to say about player DM relations. I also stumble some of your posts, so not totally frowned upon.

Heh, i should write something like that. Since i am a Psychologist. I think Milgram would have something to say about player DM relations.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-907 ChattyDM Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:52:53 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-907 Agreed. Paying 6$ a month is not a lot for something so fun. Well, I'll stay clear of SU for some time... and I won't clutter each of my post with a ton of little square thingnies... Agreed. Paying 6$ a month is not a lot for something so fun.

Well, I’ll stay clear of SU for some time… and I won’t clutter each of my post with a ton of little square thingnies…

]]> By: Graham|ve4grm http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-905 Graham|ve4grm Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:16:18 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-905 Labor of love, for sure. Both for ChattyDM here and myself. (There's a reason neither of us bother with ads at this point, just like you.) Also, damn, Andy, you post a lot. :P Labor of love, for sure. Both for ChattyDM here and myself. (There’s a reason neither of us bother with ads at this point, just like you.)

Also, damn, Andy, you post a lot. :P

]]> By: Andy http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-904 Andy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:31:36 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-904 SU causes some interesting phenomenons when you experience its affect the first couple of times with very popular articles. I decided to go with just word of mouth and not worry about enabling folks to submit articles because really isn't the reason you're doing this probaby the same as mine - as a labor of love? The goal may simply be to increase the number of readers long term, not for money but to increase your "sphere of influence" so keep submitting your popular articles based on comments or original/helpful content, it'll pay off in the long run. Keep up the good work! :) SU causes some interesting phenomenons when you experience its affect the first couple of times with very popular articles. I decided to go with just word of mouth and not worry about enabling folks to submit articles because really isn’t the reason you’re doing this probaby the same as mine - as a labor of love?

The goal may simply be to increase the number of readers long term, not for money but to increase your “sphere of influence” so keep submitting your popular articles based on comments or original/helpful content, it’ll pay off in the long run.

Keep up the good work! :)

]]> By: Dave T. Game http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-866 Dave T. Game Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:17:10 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-866 "I’m starting to believe that word of mouth and me posting on other people’s blogs has a more significant effect…" Yep, totally. You're more likely to get people that stick around too! Getting SUed or dugg caused a big spike and may be satisfying from pure numbers, but the two ways you list definitely produce the results I like best. “I’m starting to believe that word of mouth and me posting on other people’s blogs has a more significant effect…”

Yep, totally. You’re more likely to get people that stick around too! Getting SUed or dugg caused a big spike and may be satisfying from pure numbers, but the two ways you list definitely produce the results I like best.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-865 ChattyDM Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:42:53 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-865 I'm still experimenting with the tons of 'look at this' web gadgets and I am noticing that it does not change all that much. I don't think I'll add a 'submit this' button. I'm starting to believe that word of mouth and me posting on other people's blogs has a more significant effect... I'll continue to focus on trying to post interesting stuff. :) I’m still experimenting with the tons of ‘look at this’ web gadgets and I am noticing that it does not change all that much.

I don’t think I’ll add a ’submit this’ button. I’m starting to believe that word of mouth and me posting on other people’s blogs has a more significant effect…

I’ll continue to focus on trying to post interesting stuff.

:)

]]> By: Graham|ve4grm http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-864 Graham|ve4grm Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:20:22 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-864 The big thing that made the site freeze up is that most of those 1200 uniques came within a 2-3 minute span, according to the server logs. But, from the looks of it (and the apparent fewer uniques today), few of those decided to stay around after the one article. So while SU seems to be good for instantaneous spikes, it doesn't seem to be great for solid increases in readership. Personally, I'd let the users submit pages they like to SU instead (though you could always make it easy with a "submit to SU" link, or something). But I'll leave you to look at the logs for before and after that day, and decide for yourself whether purposefully wanging your server is worth the traffic increase. As far as the inner workings of SU, I have no reason not to believe Tommi, but I have trouble believing that a separate page from the same domain would affect the other submitted pages. (Though, of course, submitting multiple pages at once will push previously-submitted pages down the list, resulting in fewer reads, if this is what you mean.) The big thing that made the site freeze up is that most of those 1200 uniques came within a 2-3 minute span, according to the server logs.

But, from the looks of it (and the apparent fewer uniques today), few of those decided to stay around after the one article.

So while SU seems to be good for instantaneous spikes, it doesn’t seem to be great for solid increases in readership.

Personally, I’d let the users submit pages they like to SU instead (though you could always make it easy with a “submit to SU” link, or something). But I’ll leave you to look at the logs for before and after that day, and decide for yourself whether purposefully wanging your server is worth the traffic increase.

As far as the inner workings of SU, I have no reason not to believe Tommi, but I have trouble believing that a separate page from the same domain would affect the other submitted pages. (Though, of course, submitting multiple pages at once will push previously-submitted pages down the list, resulting in fewer reads, if this is what you mean.)

]]> By: Tommi http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-863 Tommi Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:03:14 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-863 The little I know about SU's inner workings: When a website is first submitted, it gets at least around 30 views. The speed drops pretty radically, unless someone gives the site a thumbs up, which causes a minor (5 or 10, perhaps) influx of visitors. Even if nobody likes the site, it still gets a few views per day. I think that submitting multiple pages from the same domain does not generate that much views, but it may simply happen if they are discovered in very short periods of time. I haven't really experimented with this yet. Oh, yeah: I have no objection to you shilling your website through SU. I just didn't think that stumbling every page is a worth the effort. The little I know about SU’s inner workings: When a website is first submitted, it gets at least around 30 views. The speed drops pretty radically, unless someone gives the site a thumbs up, which causes a minor (5 or 10, perhaps) influx of visitors.
Even if nobody likes the site, it still gets a few views per day.

I think that submitting multiple pages from the same domain does not generate that much views, but it may simply happen if they are discovered in very short periods of time. I haven’t really experimented with this yet.

Oh, yeah: I have no objection to you shilling your website through SU. I just didn’t think that stumbling every page is a worth the effort.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-861 ChattyDM Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:05:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-861 Thanks Mike... it was a crunchy game all right... and everyone is level 9! Ding X5! Thanks Mike… it was a crunchy game all right… and everyone is level 9! Ding X5!

]]> By: Mike http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-854 Mike Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:12:35 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/11/30/stumbleupon-broke-my-blogalmost/#comment-854 Talk about a Crunch Overlord! Good game tonight my man! And cant wait to play with your company again =) Talk about a Crunch Overlord!
Good game tonight my man!
And cant wait to play with your company again =)

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